Ruben Selles praised the fighting spirit of his Hull City side for battling back from a goal down to earn a vital point at in-form West Brom thanks to Abu Kamara's late goal.

Hull City boss Ruben Selles spoke to BBC Radio Humberside after his side's 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion. "West Brom are a really good team and a really tough opponent and I think we were as competitive as them today.

Ruben Selles believes Hull City are as competitive as any team in the Championship, and the key is just getting them in the right headspace and ignoring the emotion around games.

City were left frustrated by a refereeing howler from Josh Smith, who sent off Puerta more than six minutes into added time for what he deemed a dive inside the Oxford box, despite replays clearly showing the Tigers ace was knocked over by Leicester City loanee Ben Nelson.

Alex Burgess talking to Ruben Selles after Hull City's 1-1 draw away at West Bromwich.

Hull City head coach Ruben Selles said the character his side showed in turning Wednesday night’s game with Oxford on its head did not surprise him in the least.Hull were on their way to defeat after former Barnsley and Huddersfield defender Michael Helik thumped a volley past Ivor Pandur on 67 minutes to give Oxford the lead.

Hull City head coach Ruben Selles will be forced into making at least one change to his side at West Brom on Saturday as he looks once again to win a second successive Championship game. Selles will be unable to call upon Gustavo Puerta after he was harshly given a second yellow card in the 97th minute of Wednesday night's 2-1 win over Oxford United.